During the debate several legislators expressed concerns about sanitation, but House Speaker Joseph Souki, Majority Leader Scott Saiki and Representative Marcus Oshiro applauded Cabanilla on her efforts to deal with a problem that continues to plague the community.

"I realize this bill is controversial" said Cabanilla, chair of the Committee on Housing, "But many of these people are the working homeless and their families. We have been trying to address the homeless problem for years without a lot of success. This bill is a cost effective measure that will impact the homeless directly. Let's try it."